Is a GraphQL BFF Necessary in a Server Side React World (RSC, SAs)?
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Argues that server components and Server Actions reduce client waterfalls by composing component fragments into a single server-side fetch, but complex fetch patterns, N+1 issues and multi‑domain integrations still benefit from a GraphQL‑style data integration layer that does query planning and batching. Calls for better client tooling (Relay, GraphQL Houdini, isograph), execution improvements like GraphAST and native connectors, and a move toward GraphQL as a BFD with a supergraph decoupled from transports and tighter Relay integration.
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